Largest snake that you can safely handle alone

Hey guys. Well i dont think this belongs in giant snakes forums, and you'll see why in the poll :)

Anyway

I have heard several things, dont handle snakes over 7 foot alone, dont handle snaks over 8 foot alone, only handle snakes up to 10 - 11 foot alone, above that is dangerous ect

I was wondering what rule YOU GUYS go by?

I personally go by the 10 foot rule

I worry more about the weight than the length. I had a 10' male burm that I could easly handle by myself. We now have a 14' female that ways over 100 pounds that I cant handle myself even if I wanted to. :D

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Originally Posted by grits

I worry more about the weight than the length. I had a 10' male burm that I could easly handle by myself. We now have a 14' female that ways over 100 pounds that I cant handle myself even if I wanted to. :D

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Yeah thats a bg part of it too, the weight ect. a lot of factors go into it

Yea a 10' female burm will be heavier and stronger than a 10' male retic.

Personally, I wouldn't handle anything over 8 ft. alone, just in case, because I don't have a lot of experience with anything over 8 ft, so even if it couldn't really do much damage to me, I don't think I would be able to control it if it got worked up.

I guess its a matter of experience, but when dealing with giants you should obviously always have someone with you.

think it also depends on the person, imagine worse case and the snake honestly tries to kill you (i said worse case) can you maintain control of the snake? I'm 130 pounds and 5 foot 8, i probally shouldn't be handling my 7 foot carpet python alone lol.

I would go by weight. If my female blue beauty rat snake hits the 10+ mark I'm not going to worry about having someone else to help me with her :] A 10 foot python is another story though.

You could safely handle a 15' scrub python by yourself

..but then there was recently (a few months ago?) someone killed by their 7-8 foot colombian BCI. Apparently he let the snake coil around his neck, and it began to squeeze pretty hard (as if it felt it was falling off) and strangled the guy to death. The worst part was his girlfriend was there too, but was too shocked to move. A totally preventable situation with two stupid people.

i wouldnt even think about anything bigger than 7' its not worth it lol..

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Originally Posted by Stubean15

i wouldnt even think about anything bigger than 7' its not worth it lol..

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You obviously don't realize how small 7' can be.

My carpet python is 7' and probably around 5lbs, a 10 year old could handle Kitty with ease.